Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-27
WAR OF RACES.
yAD BLOOD BETWEEN INDIANS AND
THE MUTATIONS.
Excitement In North Carolina-Legisla-
TWELVE Farmers Convention
Labor Quostion-Psr-
sonal Notes.
Especial telegram 10 tho Dispatch.l


Carolina. A good deal of the converse
ton WAS upon the convict-labor ques-
ton, which the Knights plainly term
their chief grievance. Mr.. Nichols
SAID:
81 have very decided views on this
question. Ny idea is that the short
term convicts be kept in the counties
and used in making and keeping up the
public roads. The short-term convicts
are as rule less hardened Grim
inals. They would by being ESQ
used relieve the pressure on the
penitentiary, cost the State no.
thing, he prevented from associating
with more hardened prisoners Cong-
term men), and they would be properly
punished and guarded, while at the
same time making improvements which
would prove of direct benefit TO the
various counties, and, of course, to the
State az whole. Nothing needs atten-
ton more urgently than our public
roads, and the present system of work
ing them is not only antique but unsat-
isfactory. The plan | propose will not
place the convict labor in competition
with honest free labor, but will actually
relieve the latter of work which it feels
to be n burden.
"This disposes of the short-term
criminals. The long-term men should
be kept in the penitentiary, and have
found class of work which they can
do at profit to the State, and at the
same time it will not place them in any
competition with honest labor That
work is the manufacture OF iron
bridges, for sale to the various counties
in the State. The need of the State
for better roads is certainly almost
eqlialled by that for better bridges.
While a portion of these long-term con-
victs mine the iron and coal NEAR Lock
vile, Chatham county, let us say the
others in the penitentiary will manufac-
ture the crude ore into the finished
parts of bridges. Not few counties
are already using iron bridges and UNI
der the plan | propose many more
would quickly do so. The result OF my
plan. which, which am sure the knights
of Labor and working classes will on
dorse, will thus give the counties the
Test roads and the best bridges ut a mi
nimuni Of cost without placing convict
labor in the least antagoRism with free
labor"
WAR or RACES.
In Robson county there is a tribe of
Indians, the remnant of the once-pow-
erful Croatan tribe. Some years ago,
by express Legislative enactment, they
were given their own schools. Before
that they had been classed with the
colored people i'll this matter, but to
this they objected, and so the races
were separated. There has for some
time been bad feeling between these
Indians and the mulattoes, who are
very numerous in the section OF Robe
son around Scuffietown (which place
was made famous in 1870 by the Lowery
gangof outlaws). This enmity has arisen
to such a pitch that the Indiansattacked
the mulattoes, and the latter in revenge
have burned and destroyed the CrOatan
schOolhouses and other property. Mr..
Hector Mcmillan, the representative
from Robesen, has received particulars
of this affair. He is greatly interested
in the Croatans, and secured the pas
sage of the law which gave them sepa-
rate schools.
LEGISLATIVE.
News has been received here of the
death of John NJ. Woodhouse at his
home, in Currituck county. He served
many terms in the Legislature, and was
widely known.
Near Asheville, in the course of
quarrel between two young white men
Smith and Krown-the latter was IA
tally stabbed. Smith is in jail
During the last fair at Goldsboro'
several sharpers from New York were
arrested for swindling the people at
three-card monte. They were tried
yesterday, and two Of them-One white
and the other c0lored-wero sent to the
penitentiary for three years.
The session Of the Senate to-day vas
dull. A resolution was adopted to raise
IL committee on railway commission.
Among the bills introduced was one to
incorporate the North Carolina Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Ami
mails
A resolution was offered instrIcting
the Committee on Penal Institutions to
visit the stockades where the cOnyicts
are kept. A bill to regulate appeals
from decisions from county commission
crs was made the special order for
next Wednesday. Abill was introduced
to allow the Governor, i'll extraordinary
cases, to offer 81 900 reward for fugi-
tives from Justice. A bill TO amend the
Constitution so rs to exempt new indus
tries from taxation for five years was
also made the special order for next
Wednesday.
THE HOUSE.
The session of the House was lively.
Mr.. Sutton introduced the following
resolutions
"ReSolUed byHc HONsc Of RCprcScn-
tatircS (the Senate concurring), That it
is the sense of this General Assembly
that it is manifestly inexpedient, as well
as unwise and altogether unfair TO the
people of North Carolina, to renew
the existing lease of the North Caro-
lima railroad to the present lessees so
long in advance Of the expiration
of the term now subsisting, and
that should renewal of the same be Of
fered by the authorities of the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, or any one
acting for them, the States proxies Of
the North Carolina railroad are hereby
instructed to defer action until the terms
of the proposition can be submitted to
the consideration of the next General
Assembly"
The Joint Committee on Public
Printing reported that it had chosen
Josephus Daniels, and that he had
qualified and given bond.
Among the bills introduced was one
TO prevent the spread of hog-chOlera
and one to reduce the fees OF marriage
licenses.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
The Caven-county contested-elec-
ton case was taken up. The majority
report Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections was read, and also the
minority report, the former being in
favor of Hussey, the contestant, and
the latter iii favor of Lane, the sitting
member. The reports were both
very lengthy. Able speeches were
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